About Garhwat Village

Garhwat is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 133 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwat village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	62.06 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	133
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwat compares

By the 2011 count Garhwat is the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 62.06 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Garhwat

Garhwat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhwat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhwat from other places

Garhwat lies about 168 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 31 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Garhwat
Nearest railway station	Kajri	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	33 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	34 km
District headquarters	Palamu	168 km

Villages closest to Garhwat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manatu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Garhwat

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwat village had a population of 264. That makes it the 57th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Garhwat village has 133 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwat has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Garhwat is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhwat covers 62.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhwat falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhwat is Kajri, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhwat.

Garhwat is about 168 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwat is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Kajri is about 31 km away. Manatu is about 33 km away. Medininagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.